Linkety Dinkety Doo: The credit, the catchy and the completely irritating

This story has a bittersweet ending. The mom-spiration for Family Circus (come on...you know you read it, it can't be helped) passed away after suffering from Alzheimer's. The sweet part is her husband's recognition of her legacy. How rarely we hear a man credit his wife for all of her success. (P.S. I'm biased but I always thought FC mommy had totally cute hair).

Another thing that can't be helped: Singing along to these two songs. I've tried to resist but apparently, it's futile. I keep on singing, keep on singing, keep keep singing.

Welcome to Cord Blood Banking Scam 2.0. While I fully support stem cell research (FULLY support it), I get irate really easily when the subject of how vulnerable parents are preyed upon to invest thousands of dollars to bank their newborn's cord blood.  After doing lots and lots of comprehensive research, I opted to donate Lil E's cord blood (even though it ended up costing me to do it) and felt so much better about that. You may feel differently, but read this article about how some people feel compelled to extract stem cells from their kid's teeth (not cheap, mind you). Here's the bite: There's no science to back up the extraction. Pass this story on to your mama and papa friends. In fact, make ditto copies and hand it out at the park!

Comments

[the weirdgirl]

I'm totally with you on the cord bank scams! I was also going to donate my son's cord but I waited too late and we couldn't the donation kit in time. If I have another kid I'm definitely donating.

And those pink shoes above are FAB!